An ardent affection for the human race makes enthusiastic characters eager to produce alteration in laws and governments prematurely. (Mary Wollstonecraft)

An ardent affection for the human race makes enthusiastic characters eager to produce alteration in laws and governments prematurely.

Mary Wollstonecraft

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